RADIO BROADCAST #716
12-17–22
Fanatic! As I’m writing to you, I’m listening to assorted Scott Walker tracks. That’s an interesting artist.
We’re coming up on the “holiday season” and all its attendant issues. I got word from one of my bosses from the 7th Floor in the HPC (Human Potential and Control) Division at KCRW there would be no show on 12-24-22 and I was ordered to crack a wine cooler, spark a fat Bentley, and lose my clothes in a public setting on that evening. I’m going to go to a local liquor store to inquire if there’s still such a thing as a “wine cooler” and if I’m able to purchase one without having to also buy an Eagles Greatest Hits album. So, on that night, you’ll have to find your own damn fun.
For the final draft of tonight’s show, I took the tracks to the gym and went on the treadmill for a marathon listening session and I think we’ve got a great gathering of tunes. This is the best and final test of any playlist. If it works like a mix tape, that is to say, if you can just play the tunes in the order they’re placed and it works, then the show is done. If something’s not working, it makes itself known pretty quickly. I trust this method. Like a lot of ancient people, I used to make a lot of mix tapes. The real time nature of it was a cool journey in itself.
My new book Sic sold through very quickly. There are some copies left.
I think one should invest in traditional holidays as they see fit. I’m not against them at all but the festivity aspect for the most part goes right by me. It does allow a Fanatic to do some deep listening while everyone’s away and that’s working for me.
We hope you enjoy tonight’s show and that the holidays, as starkly consumerist as they can be, are good to you. Be well and STAY FANATIC!!!
–– Henry
Hour 1
01. Saint Vitus - Saint Vitus / Saint Vitus
02. The Cool Greenhouse - YOLH / Sod's Toastie
03. The Right Kompany - Halsband / Fettkakao 50
04. Lee Ross - The Mummy's Bracelet / Magnificent: 62 Classics From The Cramps' Insane Collection
05. The Fall - I'm A Mummy / Levitate
06. Freak Genes - The Future Is Mine / Hologram
07. Hammered Hulls - Needlepoint Mast / Careening
08. Klapper - Success (MMC) / Klapper
09. Sniffany & the Nits - Horse Girl - The Greatest Nits EP
10. David Bowie - Beauty and the Beast - “Heroes”
11. The Stooges - Search And Destroy (late set) Whisky 09-17-73 / Theatre Of Cruelty
12. Joy Division - The Sound Of Music / Still
13. Tyler Jon Tyler - Separate Issue / Tyler Jon Tyler
14. Des Demonas - Sideways Man / Des Demonas
15. Delivery - Office Part / Forever Giving Handshakes
16. Liz Lamere - Lights Out / Keep It Alive
17. Ornette Coleman - Music Always / To Whom Who Keeps a Record
Hour 2
01. James Brown - Super Bad / The CD Of JB
02. Public Enemy - She Watch Channel Zero?! / It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
03. Wire - Dot Dash - Pink Flag (Japanese issue CD)
04. De La Soul - Plug Tunin / 3 Feet High And Rising
05. Deerhoof - Plastic Thrills / The Magic
06. Fake Fruit - Miscommunication / Fake Fruit
07. Eteraz - Eyes / Villain
08. Naked Roommate - Wandering Thumb / Typical Girls Volume 6
09. Warm Toy Machine - Head Master / Trash On!
10. Jay Reatard - Let It All Go / Singles 06-07
11. Osees - A Foul Form / A Foul Form
12. Lithics - Metal Helmet / Borrowed Floors
13. The Sonics - Shot Down / Psycho-Sonic
14. Bob McFadden - The Mummy / Lux and Ivy's Favorites Volume On
15. Erase Errata - Billy Mummy / Other Animals
16. The Son Of P.M. - James Bond Theme / Thai Beat A-Go-Go Vol. 01
17. Cramps - Green Fuz / Psychedelic Jungle
18. Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers - Chinese Rocks / Born Too Loose
19. Eggy - F.I.T.B. (with Gusto) / With Gusto
20. Fugazi - Burning / 13 Songs
21. New Race - Looking At You / The First And The Last